Overview

• President Trump issued a 50-day ultimatum for Moscow to agree to a ceasefire and peace deal with Ukraine or face 100% secondary tariffs on its exports.
• The announcement came during an Oval Office meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, who endorsed the move as a serious push for negotiations.
• A White House official clarified to CNN that the secondary tariffs would apply to Russian imports and third-party buyers of Russian oil in order to cut Kremlin revenues.
• Under a NATO framework, European allies will pay for U.S.-made Patriot missile batteries and other arms to be supplied to Ukraine’s front lines.
• The Kremlin has neither accepted the terms nor halted its offensive, stating it needs time to analyze the proposal while formal peace talks remain stalled.